Herbed Greek Chicken Salad

DHalaby73

Serve with toasted pita wedges.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
Cooking spray
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes
5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, divided
1 cup plain fat-free yogurt
2 teaspoons tahini (sesame-seed paste)
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
1 cup peeled chopped English cucumber
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
6 pitted kalamata olives, halved
1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled feta cheese
Preparation
Combine oregano, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken and spice mixture; sauté until chicken is done. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon juice; stir. Remove from pan.

Combine remaining 2 teaspoons juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, yogurt, tahini, and garlic in a small bowl; stir well. Combine lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, and olives. Place 2 1/2 cups of lettuce mixture on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1/2 cup chicken mixture and 1 tablespoon cheese. Drizzle each serving with 3 tablespoons yogurt mixture.

Nutritional Information
Calories:
243 (29% from fat)
Fat:
7.7g (sat 2.3g,mono 2.9g,poly 1.6g)
Protein:
29.7g
Carbohydrate:
13.4g
Fiber:
3.5g
Cholesterol:
70mg
Iron:
2.5mg
Sodium:
578mg
Calcium:
216mg

ChefJenn

wow to see someone else who knows about tahini paste!!!

There are sooo many items that ppl dont know about that can create a whole new level of meals in the kitchen.

I play with so many things. I have a spice cabinet that could fill a shopping cart

~Chef Jenn~